Fayetteville and nearby notes from 1917 social pages
Mrs. R A Parsley guests in Fayetteville and others travel to Asheville New Bern and Hartwell for visits and funerals. Ladies Aid meeting at Bethany Presbyterian seeks attendees. Delegates to missionary conferences travel from Fayetteville. Linen Auxiliary mails charity ball tickets for James Walker Hospital drives. Ida Hayes to Kenansville for James Sprunt Institute. Cooleemee Club meeting planned. Barnes and Smith families heading to Florida and Charlotte.
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Linen
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Germanic Club
J. L. Solomon
Dock Street
Big Haul of Fish off Cape Fear to New York Market
Two and a half tons of sea bass known as black fish were caught on the rocks off Cape Fear bar Monday by six Southport fishermen. The catch was shipped to New York where it sold at 17 cents per pound.
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Cape Fear Bar
Southport
New York
Rotary
Roger Moore
Wilmington
J. Hicks Bunting
Wilmington Homestead Association
New Hanover Poultry Association
City Hall
Carter
Orange Street
Carolina Court
Arbor Day Observed at Myrtle Grove School
Arbor Day activities were held from 2 to 4 PM on Wednesday at Myrtle Grove School. Pupils and teachers planted trees and presented an engaging program. Mothers' School Improvement Club served refreshments as inclement weather reduced attendance.
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Myrtle Grove School
Mothers’ School Improvement Club
Darken Your Gray Hair With Sage and Sulphur Compound
A ready to use preparation sold for 50 cents claims to darken gray hair naturally when applied strand by strand with a sponge or brush. It promises a glossy luxurious look after one or two treatments and is advertised as a toilet requisite, not a medicine.
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Wryeth
Railway Brotherhood seeks compromise on Wilson railway plan
The Railway Brotherhood leaders presented written proposals to President Wilson for a compromise on the railway legislation program. They favor an investigation by a mixed board of employees and employers instead of a law to prevent strikes or lockouts pending inquiry. Senate committee's rejection of the President’s plan signals a possible compromise move.
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Associated Press
Washington
Railway Brotherhood
Wilson
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate by a big vote raises age of consent
The article covers a state Senate session with bills introduced and debated. Miss Kate Bernard appealed crime costs, various new measures were read, including suffrage for presidential elections, a game commission, and public education changes. A prominent defeat occurred on an old horse sale ban, with a 23 to 20 vote. The session adjourned after deferring county education board issues to next Wednesday.
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Senate
Kate Bernard
Oklahoma
Miss Bernard
Beasley
Governor Bickett
Right
Moore
the Biblical Recorder
Jones
Asheville
Kelly
Game Commission
J. D. McNeill
Fayetteville
Catawba County
McCain
Justice of the Peace
Pender County
Robeson County
Stanley County
Cameron
State Highway Commission
Weal
Express
Brentzer
Brenizer
Gough
Robeson
Mecklenburg
Senator Jones
Senator Brenizer
Senator Little
Anson
Senator Long
Halifax
Allen
Turner
Central State Commission
Oates
Senate Committee On Education
House
Senator Burgwyn
Burgwyn
Long
Wayne
Senator Holderness
Madison County
Person
New Hanover County Board Report Highlights Farm Improvements
Chairman McGirt notes progress at the county home and farm with new managers Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey, calls for lights water and sewer upgrades, praises Farm Demonstrator J. P. Herring for habitat and soil work, reflects on deep water wells, highway plans, and a proposed modern ferry to improve Cape Fear River crossings.
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Joseph E. Johnson
F. J. Dempsey
J. P. Herring
Wrightsboro
George H. Hutaff
Masonboro
Masonboro School House
Board of Education
U.S. Warcomey
War Department
Cape Fear
Chillien
Orel
W. A. Williams
AV Oal McGirt
Connisioners
New Hanover County
Y M C A Boys Division Campaign Progress Report
The third annual Y M C A Boys Division campaign proceeds this week with a goal of 125 dollars. Over three quarters of the goal has been raised, including 110 dollars last year for mission work. Funds are split: half to foreign program work, half to state activities, and the remainder to the International committee.
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International Committee of the
St Jacobs Oil Ad Claims Quick Back Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a quick remedy for backache lumbago and sciatica. It promises instant relief after a single rub and claims the product does not irritate skin, urging readers to try a small trial bottle from any drug store.
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St. Jacob's
St. Jacobs
St Jacobs
Seagate Honor Roll Listed for Seagate School
The Seagate School honor roll under Miss Annie W Herr ing as principal and Miss Carolyn Holmes as teacher lists students across Primary Intermediate and Grammar departments. Names include Hazel Eled ron Allia Summerlin Hattie Howell Kerbert Canady Atha Cottle Carrie Padrick Edward Padrick Irene Stokely Thelma Hewlett Annie Jane Batton William Batton Frances Capps Elmo Bowen Arnold Reynolds Louie Rouse Richard Edens James Hines Laurie Hewlett Raymond Miller Sandy Jones Evelyn Reynolds Albert Sneeden Robert Larkins Sallie Padrick Eunice Swinson Evelyn Rogers Dora Canday Rosa Alford Cornelius Porter John R Hinnant Willie Alford Reuben Butler Mary Bowden Johnnie Hines Annie M Lark ins Eric Thomas Virginia May Rogers Sadie Butler Elbert Milton Sammie Miller.
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Seagate
Annie W. Herring
Carolyn Holmes
Hazel Eledron
Allia Summerlin
Hattie Howell
Kerbert Canady
Atha Cottle
Carrie Padrick
Edward Padrick
Irene Stokely
Thelma Hewlett
Annie Jane Batton
William Batton
Frances Capps
Elmo Bowen
Arnold Reynolds
Louie Rouse
Richard Edens
James Hines
Laurie Hewlett
Raymond Miller
Sandy Jones
Evelyn Reynolds
Albert Sneeden
Robert Larkins
Sallie Padrick
Eunice Swinson
Evelyn Rogers
Dora Canday
Rosa Alford
Cornelius Porter
John R. Hinnant
Willie Alford
Reuben Butler
Mary Bowden
Johnnie Hines
Annie M. Larkins
Eric Thomas
Virginia May Rogers
Sadie Butler
Elbert Milton
Sammie Miller
Jailed for Larceny in Market Street Store
Henry Baldwin colored was arraigned before Recorder George Harriss and sentenced to three months in the county jail for larceny of a suit of clothes from Daibe Kal ille on Market street. He was captured in the Coast Line freight yards after a chase and turned over to Officer Wood. Calvin Gore Jr. white boy was fined costs for riding a bicycle on the sidewalk.
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Henry Baldwin
Daibe Kalille
Market Street
George Harriss
Baldwin
Coast Line
Zellers
Featherweight Wilie Jackson Eyes Bout With Lightweight Champion
Wilie Jackson, the featherweight who recently knocked out Johnny Dundee, offers to gain or shed weight to face Harry Carlson, the champion lightweight of New England, signaling a potential challenger's stance.
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Wilie Jackson
Johnny Dundee
Harry Carlson
New England
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R. A. Parsley
Henry Parsley
Annie Allen
Kathleen Mallard
New Bern
H. B. Bailey
Hartwell
Mattie Q. Donald
Emma Lee Rich
J. M. Batson
Avenue A
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Linnaker Building
G. T. Smith
Rocky Mount
Woman’s Missionary Society
George C. Schutt
McRae Street
A. M. Waddell
Clayton Giles
Washington, D. C
National Security League
New Bern Sun-Journal
G. A. Hepinstall
Fannie
Carrie
George
Wahsington
D. C
N. C
Hay Street Methodist Church
North Carolina
Woman’s Missionry Conference
T. M. Hunter
A. L. Thompson
Woman's Society
Floyd Sauders
Elsie Upton
Bell Bennett Society
Harriett Moore
Pat Lamb
Young People’s Society
Lizzie Lamb
Brazil
Victor Grainger
Ida Hayes
Kenansvile
James Sprunt Institute
Cooleemee Club
Southern Building
Wrightsville Beach
J. B. Barnes
Master Octave Barnes
St. Petersburg
Fla
J. T. Smith
Winter Park
Charlotte
Ira Tripp
Domino
A. D. Brown
Trainwien
Brotherhood
McGirt
Herring
Wilmington Highway Association
Ralston
A. I
Belk-Williams Company
JB. McCabe & CO
Certified Public Accountants
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